Study of low-temperature oxidation of buckskin subbituminous coal and derived chars produced in ENCOAL process

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 275-292

  Shamsi, Abolghasem ^a   Shadle, Lawrence J ^a   Seshadri, Kalkunte S ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckskin subbituminous coal; Encoal process; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEATING; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOISTURE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; RATE CONSTANTS; WEATHERING;

BUCKSKIN SUBBITUMINOUS COAL; CHAR; COAL-DERIVED LIQUID (CDL); ENCOAL PROCESS;

BITUMINOUS COAL;

EID: 8344219798     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2004.03.007     Document Type: Article

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